Manufacture of matches.



J. A. E. GRISWBLL. MANUFACTURED]? MATCHES. APPLICATION FILED 111112 13. 1905.

988,252. v Patented M21128, 1911.

' ED STAi PAT-T FFTCE. i

JAMES A. EK IN CBISWE LL, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MANUFACTURE or MATCHES.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Janus A. Emu CaiswELL, of New York, county of Kings, and,

State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in the Manlr facture of Matches, of'which the following is afull, clear, and exact-description.

This invention relates more particularly to the mannfacture'of matches composed of different materials. 1 v

The main object of the-invention is to provide a sheet or web of distinctive match bodies which. are united togethen by a .thin flexible part integral with the bodies but of less thickness, so that the bodies may be made up in a large rollfor shipment to have the web made lnto matches at a distantplace; and toprovide a readymeans for making and holding the bodies together during their treatment to complete; the

matches.

A further object of the invention is to provide means whereby matches may be made of cheap and inexpensive material; and which may be sold in aroll connected together by a partof the material of. which they are made, or as separate and independent matches. 1

The invention will be hereinafter more particularly described with reference to the accompanying drawings which form apart of this specification, and will then be pointed out in the claims at the end of the description.

, Int-he drawings, Figure 1 is an end view of a roll of the match bodies. Fig. 2 is an enlarged transverse section of one form of match web. Figs. 3 to 5 are enlarged transverse sections of other forms of match bodies- Fig. 6 is a fragmentary plan of a web of match bodies.

terial to form. an inner core 15. The inner core may be made of shredded wood or other woody fiber, such as straw, bagasse, excelsior,

;glue,rosin, flour, starch or paraffin.

Fig. 7 is a fragmen tary perspective view of several of the com- Specification of Letters ratent. Patented Mar. 28, 1911.

Application filed June 13, 1905.

Serial No. 265,096.

or any suitable vegetable fiber forming long strands or filaments, united with paper or wood pulp, and a suitable binder such as This core may be made of various materials, and

, is intended as a strengthening means for the match bodies; and the cores may be covered by the paper while the latter is either wet or dry and the composite elements united together to form a substantially homogeneous, match body. The strands or filaments of the cores extend lengthwise of the match bodies and may or may not be united with the other elements, though in many cases it is desirable.

to use a suitable binder. By this means the greater .part of the match bodies .may be made of cheap material, and the whole put up incompact form for shipment.

In Fi .3 the web 16 comprises the match bodies 1 and the connecting film or part 18..

Each body comprises an: outer coating 19 and an inner core of similar but denser material 20. The core 20 may be of papermaking pulp combined with other materials or compressed to a greater degreethan the outer surface 19. The partQO may be of the very cheapest of paper-making material, and

the coating or cover 19 of a better quality-- ofpaper-makingmaterials. the two united to form homogeneous match bodies.

The match web shown in Fig. 4, comprises I the match bodies 21 and the connecting part or film 22. In this case the entire web may be made of paper-making pulp, or the pulp may be mixed with suitable hardeningsubstances .during or before being formed. The-entire webor' match bodies are made of the same material.

Fig 5 'shows a Web having the match bodies 23 united by thepart or film 24 similar' to Fig. 2. The cores 25 are of such materials as may be made plastic, the long strands of filaments of woody or vegetable fiber being dispensed with. Fibrous material as mineral wool, paper-making pulp or wood pulp, united with a suitable binder as flour, starch, or glue may be used if desired.

It will be understood that various materials m'ay be used in forming the match bodies, and that paraffin or any of the oils sulfur, saltpeter, or other substances may a very effective and cheap wax match is produced.

Ordinarily the webs of match bodies are made 1n widths varying up to twelve feet, when it is desired to ship rolls of the match bodies to distant places Where they are then cut into narrow strips just the length of the finished matches, and the matches completed in the usual or in any preferred manner. Instead of the match bodies being round they may be of any desired shape, and instead of the match bodies extending transversely of the web or sheet, they may extend longitudinally thereof.

In Fig, 7 the strip, sheet or web 26 of match bodies may be cut away, as at 2.7, to provide a space between the bodies at one end, and an igniting head 28 applied to the ends of the bodies to form complete matches. The match strip may be sold in the form of a roll of matches, or the match bodies may be separated before or after heading and sold as individual matches as inFig. S. The distance betweenthe match bodies will vary according to the method of manufaetmfe in heading the matches.

It will be seen from the foregoing that various materials of a cheap character may be used in the manufacture of matches, and many materials that ordinarily go to waste may be utilized for this purpose. It Will be seen further that the match bodies may be made near the source of supply of the raw materials and shipped in such shape, convenient for handling, that the complete matches may be readily made; or the matches may be made and sold complete in rolls.

Where papenmaking pulp is used, it

is in its broadest sense and includesany of the materials that may be used'in paper making, such as wood pulp, old paper, particularly newspaper, scraps, manufactured pulp; and where the word paper is used, it is also employed in its broadest sense and may be of any thickness,

The web of match bodies or the materials comprising the same may be impregnated with the usual chemicals to prevent glowing; and the web or the materials may be colored. When desired advertising matter may be placed on the match bodies,

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. As an article of manufacture, a match sheet'or web having distinctive bodies each provided with an inner core of paper-making pulp and a combustible cover, the said bodies united lengthwise thereof between the same by the cover which incloses the inner core;

2. As an article of manufacture, a sheet of matches having distinctive match bodies each provided with a head of igniting composition -and consisting of an inner core'of paper-making pulp, and a tubular covering of paper for each core entirely inclosing the same and united to the core, the said covering for the match bodies serving also as the means to unite the match bodies together lengthwise thereof.

J, A. EKIN GRISWELT. Witnesses:

M. TURNER,

WILLIAM Fosrnn. 

